reregulation
Restoring governmental control
Reregulation is the reimposition of government controls on an industry or sector that was previously deregulated.
After deregulation reveals unintended consequences—market instability, consumer harm, environmental damage—governments may step back in: The financial crisis prompted calls for reregulation of the banking sector.
The term implies a policy reversal rather than new regulation.
Formally enacted laws
- enactmentPassing into law
- lawmakingCrafting enforceable rules
- codificationOrganizing rules into system
- amendmentChange to official text
bills · provision · mandate · ordinance · act · directive · decree · ratification
Compelling compliance with rules
- standardizationImplementing uniform technical specifications
- managementOrganizing and directing resources
- supervisionOverseeing people or processes
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
directive · authority · restraint · discipline · constraint · limitation · restriction · prohibition
Ongoing observation of something
- supervisionOverseeing people or processes
- scrutinyClose, careful examination
- watchdogGuard or monitor
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
accountability · transparency · evaluation · review · quality assurance · inspector · auditor · ombudsman
Rearranging an existing framework
- amendmentChange to official text
- revisionAltering to improve
- modificationAct of altering something
- overhaulComplete systematic repair
transformation · modernization · update · realignment · recalibration · policy shift · rollback · tightening
Official enactment of statutes
- policyAdopted principle of action
- governmentAuthority over a state
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- bureaucracyRigid administrative system
authority · jurisdiction · parliament · senate · executive · judiciary · democracy · institution
Accepted levels of quality
- conformityAdherence to norms
- adherenceFaithful following of something
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- accreditationOfficial quality approval
audit · inspection · verification · requirements · protocols · procedures · guidelines · rules
statutes
Formally enacted laws
- enactmentPassing into law
- lawmakingCrafting enforceable rules
- codificationOrganizing rules into system
bills · amendment · provision · mandate · ordinance · act · directive · decree · ratification · sanction
enforcement
Compelling compliance with rules
- standardizationImplementing uniform technical specifications
- managementOrganizing and directing resources
- supervisionOverseeing people or processes
coordination · directive · authority · restraint · discipline · constraint · limitation · restriction · prohibition · mandate
monitoring
Ongoing observation of something
- supervisionOverseeing people or processes
- scrutinyClose, careful examination
- watchdogGuard or monitor
enforcement · accountability · transparency · evaluation · review · quality assurance · inspector · auditor · ombudsman · surveillance
restructuring
Rearranging an existing framework
- amendmentChange to official text
- revisionAltering to improve
- modificationAct of altering something
overhaul · transformation · modernization · update · realignment · recalibration · policy shift · rollback · tightening · strengthening
legislation
Official enactment of statutes
- policyAdopted principle of action
- governmentAuthority over a state
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
bureaucracy · authority · jurisdiction · parliament · senate · executive · judiciary · democracy · institution · council
standards
Accepted levels of quality
- conformityAdherence to norms
- adherenceFaithful following of something
- certificationAttestation of qualification
accreditation · audit · inspection · verification · requirements · protocols · procedures · guidelines · rules · accountability
reregulationlaissez-faire
Noninterference in commerce
privatization · neoliberalism · Reaganomics · Thatcherism · non-interventionism